The Aoraki Telsig journal discussion group will hold their next meeting on Tuesday 31 May, 5.30 pm at the University of Canterbury. Room 210, on level 2 of the Central Library (Puaka James Hight building). We would also like your feedback on whether you would prefer to attend an online regional discussion group – especially through the winter months.

The article and questions are below.
This is the article for the May 2016 TELSIG Journal Discussion Group meeting, for BoK Cluster 5 Understanding Management in Information Organisations. (The focus is BoK 6 – Research, Analysis & Interpretation of Information).

Murdoch, C., & Hearne, S. (2014). Becoming user-centric: implementing a user focus and usability testing for an academic library website. Paper presented at LIANZA Conference 2014: Pou Whakairo – Connect & Thrive, Auckland, NZ. Retrieved from http://aut.researchgateway.ac.nz/handle/10292/7795

Discussion questions:

1. Has your library’s website been redesigned? Which research approach was used in the redesign?
2. Web design often makes use of personas. Do you think personas provide an accurate picture of all your users or is there another approach to identifying your audience?
3. AUT used heatmapping to provide quantitative data for website usage. What other services could usage data be used to inform change?
4. This paper focuses on the advantages of user focused research in developing services and resources. Are there disadvantages also? If so, what would these be?
5. Usability testing is often associated with website design and development. Could usability testing be used to evaluate and inform the development of other services?
6. Does your library have a social media presence? If so, was this based on researching the demand for this?

Please email Joan if you plan to come join us.

Approx 8000 items have been moved to Level 6 from the History Collection. Horizon records have been updated to reflect this move. Call range DA-DJ. These items have not been issued since Jan 2005. Academic staff are being asked to give feedback on titles that are required to be retained to ensure we have a strong collection here at Canterbury. All academic and library staff will have 3 weeks to give their feedback from 26 April. If you have any queries regarding this work please get in touch with Joan extn 8715.

The Library Access and Collections team are out of the workroom this morning. We will be back by 11 am.
For urgent matters please contact Helen 027 801 4695 or Peter K 027 609 7444.
Joan

Starting on Monday 11 April, library staff will be moving a large selection of history monographs, that have not been checked out since the beginning of 2005, down to available shelving on Level 6. We are starting with the call ranges between DA-DJ. If you are responding to questions on the front desk please advise that the library is trialing a varied process to receive feedback from Academic staff and researchers regarding the resources required for teaching and research. Further details will be advised once a meeting with the HOD of History has been held next week. Horizon records will be updated once the first batch of titles have been moved. Please contact Joan if you have any specific queries.

Over Easter staff will start to move the Detective Fiction from Level 6 to Level 4 between PS and PT. The empty shelves on Level 6 are going to be used for a decanting space as part of the monograph collection review. Further details will be provided as they are confirmed. Joan

Thank you to all staff who assisted with the book giveaway on Fri 18 March. Your help makes the task much easier. Next giveaway is on 20 May. Joan

The following information will be placed on the library web page so people coming to the book giveaway will know the subject ranges covered by most of the withdrawn items. There is less than 50 cartons so quite a small giveaway this time.
Book Giveaway 12.15 pm Friday 18 March
Level 3, Central Library, Puaka James Hight
The library continues to review the UC collection and some resources have been withdrawn. On Friday 18 March these will be available for you to view and to take for your own collections.

The list below gives an indication of which subjects are covered by the majority of withdrawn items. An itemised list is not available.
Call Range Subject Heading
E- North American History
ML –MT Music Literature and theories
PQ – French Literature 17th and 18th Century
TR – Photography
Music CDs – mainly classical
(these have a library security coating on them. They do not run well in slim drives.
Lecture Notes – Computer Science
Resources are in the giveaway because
• Fewer copies of the title are now required; or
• It is damaged and may have been replaced; or
• It was purchased or donated but does not meet the “in scope” criteria for Learning, Teaching and Research at UC.
• An electronic equivalent is considered to be the preferred option eg the music CDs
Joan Simpson

Telsig = Tertiary Librarians Special Interest Group (LIANZA)
Please join us on Tuesday 26th January, 5:30pm at CPIT, Room L202 (head to Library) Tea/coffee and chocolate biscuits provided. The plan is to have these meetings on the last Tuesday of every month. Below is the article and questions for this month’s journal article discussion group:
BoK Clusters
This year, the TELSIG articles will be aligned to the new LIANZA BoK clusters. There are six clusters. There will be two rounds of articles, so that each cluster will have two articles selected throughout the year.

January 2016 article and questions – BoK Cluster 1: Understanding the Information Environment
Please watch the opening Keynote from the 2015 LIANZA Conference –

Sarah Houghton. (2015, November). Library ethics in the 21st century. Paper presented at LIANZA Conference 2015, Wellington, New Zealand.https://webcast.gigtv.com.au//Mediasite/Catalog/catalogs/lianza2015

Keynote slides can be found here http://librarianinblack.net/librarianinblack/ethics/

UC Library has a LIANZA and TELSIG membership so all staff could attend this discussion group.

Friday 18 March and 20 May have been set for book giveaways on level 3 of Central. Additional dates will be set once there is a clearer indication of withdrawals during the year. The giveaways will run from 12.15-2.15 pm.
Content will be advised closer to the time but Music CDs will definitely be in the one on 18 March. Joan

LAC will be in Rm 210 for their team meeting from 9.30 am. For urgent matters please call Peter K on 027 609 7444 or Helen Thomas on 027 801 4695. We will be back in the workroom by 11 am. Joan